As discussed in our last post, willpower is a skill, not a character trait. Remember that willpower only overcomes so much. Strong willpower gives you the ability to pursue your goals. It can help you overcome a lot of challenges and temptations. But willpower alone is not sufficient for achieving your goals. It is very challenging to try and continue to override your desires with willpower. That’s why we keep stressing the concept of desire.

We want to keep a full tank of willpower. So it’s important to nurture our energy in every way possible.

Willpower is a Limited Commodity

Willpower takes a lot of conscious energy. You must continue to apply it. It’s a limited commodity. That’s why at the end of the day people tend to give in to temptations like nicotine, alcohol, social media, and sugar. The reason is that they’re tired, and they don’t have a full tank of willpower.

We want to keep a full tank of willpower. So it’s important to nurture our energy in every way possible. The most important thing is to create a strong and automated desire to make choices consistent with our best health, the choices that help us to feel authentically good. Then we no longer have to use willpower. We’ll just simply choose what’s best for us all of the time.

Future Continuity

Future continuity is your attachment to your future self. You may have made some serious investments on a regular basis into your financial portfolio. Or your professional life. Or your family relationships. You have used the idea of future continuity throughout your life. But you may never have applied it to your health.

When applied to your health, future continuity is a strong attachment to your future body and mind being very healthy, free of disease, and able to live at your full potential all the way up until the day you die.

This is an area of processing in your higher mind that has influence over the reward system. It can’t overpower the reward system, but it can give you a leg to stand on. So this week, I want you to focus on future continuity. Get strongly attached to your future self. Visualize your future healthy self. Visit your future healthy self. See what they would tell you:

“Consuming nutritious foods was worth it.”

“Getting a good night’s rest added years to my life.”

“Being physically active helped me live happier.”

When applied to your health, future continuity is a strong attachment to your future body and mind being very healthy, free of disease, and able to live at your full potential all the way up until the day you die. The more you cultivate the future continuity for your health, the more willpower you will have.

Consider all of the value that healthy choices brought to your future self. Build that future continuity. It’s very important for where you want to go and how you get there.

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